Welcome back to our diabetes advice column Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
Got questions about diabetes that you don’t know where to aim? We’re here for you. (Like it or not )
{Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
btw, this week we’d like to congratulate Wil on his new gig writing for dLife. Take it away, Wil…
Austin from Oregon, type 1, writes: I’m an 18-year-old type…
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You asked and we answered! We also asked and you answered — with lots more great questions for our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil takes on the DMV and diabetes, and what to do when your insurance isn’t cooperating.
{Do YOU need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Rose from Florida, type 1, writes: I am…
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AmyT on
January 6, 2011
Complications: preventing them is the motivation behind almost everything we do in managing our diabetes. Yet how much do we really know about how to live with them? After all, life doesn’t stop with a diabetes complication.
I’ve been thinking that even if you’re diligent with your diabetes management, that isn’t necessarily a guarantee (nor is it easy!). You could have amazing BG control, but still develop some damage. Totally unfair, right? This is the…
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AmyT on
September 20, 2010
I’m a huge Crystal Bowersox fan. Personally, I think this husky-voiced “busker” should have won this year’s American Idol competition, but it’s still freakin’ amazing to take 2nd place in this larger-than-life national competition.
Those of you who follow entertainment news (or this blog) know by now that Crystal is “one of us” — a person with diabetes (PWD). She’s a type 1 and insulin pumper, currently using her new-found fame to help fellow PWDs.…
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Richard Vaughn is a bit of a legend in the diabetes online community. Known more widely as Richard157 on several diabetes forums, Richard began sharing his story of living with type 1 diabetes for over 60 years via forum posts in 2007 and has become an inspiration for many. Last week, Richard also became a self-published author, releasing his memoirs, Beating The Odds: 64 Years of Diabetes Health, on Amazon.com.
Born in 1939 in rural…
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